- Joined
- Jul 2, 2011
- Messages
- 1
- Motherboard
- GA-X99M-GAMING 5
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-5820K
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GTX 760
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Components
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117402
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128748
COOLER: Corsair H60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030
RAM: EVGA 16GB DDR4-2666
http://www.microcenter.com/product/..._(PC4-21300)_CL16_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(4_x_4GB)
HDD/SSD:
- HDD1 - Seagate 500GB running OSX Yosemite (Pulled from a 2011 Mac Mini)
VIDEO CARD: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB GDDR5
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHW4HP2/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
PSU: Corsair AX750
http://www.microcenter.com/product/...0_Watt_Modular_ATX_Power_Supply_-_Refurbished
Comments
So this build started out as a very cheap upgrade to my poor 2013 new Mac Pro which had a bad GPU riser board. I guess it died at the right time, as I've been wanting something a bit more powerful and was looking for something to hack together. I lucked out and found a pre-hacked G4 quicksilver case being sold on eBay, which was featured on the Overclocker.net case mod section. See http://www.overclock.net/t/1349978/case-mod-powerhack-g4-quicksilver for the whole case modification and what was done. I'm not sure why he ended up selling the case, as it's pretty slick as-is, just needs some modifications for my uses. I ended up ripping out the front usb and firewire panel and the mp3 "macintosh chime" player hack literally out of the case. I'd like to put in USB 3 panel and maybe a slimline slot load blu ray, removing the plastic front and putting some soft bristles so you can't see the actual drive.
As for the hardware side of things, I ended up following Freak's x99 mATX build here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/user-buil...ing-5-matx-build-i7-5930k-gtx-970-clover.html
Might end up going to a Maxwell GPU and a m.2 SSD sooner or later. Prices are looking kinda good for the holidays.
Pictures